Foul Deeds and Fine Dying
A Pellegrino Artusi Mystery
$31.07
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2024
Summary
Pellegrino Artusi, the great gastronome and amateur detective, is back.
It is 1900 and Pellegrino’s famed cookbook is in its fifth edition. Flushed from his fortune and success, our hero joins a weekend party at the Tuscan castle of the wealthy agricultural entrepreneur, Secondo Gazzolo.
In this castle of winding corridors, secret passageways and clandestine meetings, Pellegrino finds a curious collection of guests, each with their own purpose for being there.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529415391 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152941539X |
| Author: | Marco Malvaldi, Howard Curtis |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 18mm |
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It’s a given: Marco Malvaldi delights, thrills and convinces us even when he abandons his hoary heroes of BarLume and dives into solitary adventures * La Stampa *A whodunnit for the tastebuds * Marie Claire *The classic enigma of the closed room but with an exceptional protagonist: Pellegrino Artusi * La Repubblica *An atmosphere reminiscent of Agatha Christie … [Foul Deeds and Fine Dying] is hilarious, written by Malvaldi with the refined, multifaceted, ironic language he has accustomed us to. * Solo Libri *Foul Deeds and Fine Dying is a game of skill, a breath of fresh air … just the book we needed after the bad period we’ve been through: funny, witty, interesting and above all set a century before Covid! * MilanoNERA *A fun whodunnit set in 1900 Italy with enjoyable characters and a clever plot * Promoting Crime Fiction *
About The Author
Marco Malvaldi
Marco Malvaldi was born in Pisa in 1974, and is both a crime novelist and a chemist. He is best known for his BarLume series set on the Tuscan Coast, and also for The Art of Killing Well, for which he was awarded both the Isola d’Elba Award and the Castiglioncello Prize.
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